It was on this 2nd day of September in 1960 that the fruit of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s gift of the excellence of the democratic system of government to the Tibetan people was realized with the establishment of the Tibetan parliament which was made up of elected representatives from …
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Office of Tibet-Washington Hosts Sino-Tibet Youth Interaction Through Screening of Late Pema Tsetan’s Tharlo
Washington DC: The Office of Tibet, Washington DC in collaboration with the Democracy Salon, a Chinese youth initiative in New York, hosted a film discussion as part of Sino-Tibet Youth Interaction event at the Tibet House on 26 August 2023. Around 50 youths from the Tibetan community and Chinese community …
Read More »U.S. Announces its Intention of Imposing Visa Restrictions on PRC Officials Involved in Forced Assimilation of Tibetan Children in Govt-run Boarding Schools
Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that U.S. State Department is taking steps to impose visa restrictions on officials of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) “for their involvement in the forcible assimilation of more than one million Tibetan children in government-run boarding schools” in a press statement issued on 22 August …
Read More »His Holiness’s Statement Regarding Recent Natural Disasters
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama today issued a statement offering prayers to those affected by a series of natural disasters that were reported from different parts of the world. His Holiness writes, “This year we have seen a shocking series of natural disasters in many different parts of the …
Read More »International Tibet Youth Forum Successfully Concludes with Participants Declaring Firm Commitment to Tibet Advocacy
Dharamshala: The first-ever International Tibet Youth Forum was successfully concluded on a high note with a joint declaration from all 100 participants in the valedictory session, affirming their steadfast commitment to advocacy of “truth about Tibet” for seeking international support in resolving the Tibet-China conflict while making an urgent call for “free …
Read More »His Holiness the Dalai Lama Arrives in Ladakh
Shewatsel Phodrang, Leh, Ladakh, India: On the morning of 11 July 2023, His Holiness the Dalai Lama flew from Delhi and arrived in Leh at about 10:30am. He was received at the airport by Thiksey Rinpoché, Taglung Matrul Rinpoché, Taglung Tsetrul Rinpoché, Jhado Rinpoché and Drukpa Khamdrak Rinpoché, the leaders …
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